DUESSELDORF, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Nord Stream 2 said that Wednesday's German court decision to throw out a challenge it brought last year highlighted the "discriminatory effect" of the European Union's amended Gas Directive. The Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court said the Gazprom-backed project, which plans to carry gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, is not exempt from European Union rules that require the owners of pipelines to be different from the suppliers of the gas that flows in them.

Nord Stream 2 had taken note of the decision and would communicate further steps in due course, it said. (Reporting by Tom Kaeckenhoff Writing by Kirsti Knolle Editing by Madeline Chambers)